Samajwadi’s 1st List: SP fields Mulayam from 'safest' Mainpuri LS seat
Lucknow, Mar 8: The Samajwadi Party on Friday released a list of six candidates for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, fielding party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav from its stronghold Mainpuri.
Dharmendra Yadav will contest from Badaun, Akshay Yadav from Firozabad, Kamlesh Katheria from Etawah, Bhailal Kol from Robertsganj and Shabbir Valmiki from Bahraich, the party announced.
The list was signed by SP national chief general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav.
The party left Mainpuri, described as its "safest" seat, from Mulayam Yadav, who is MP from Azamgarh right now.
He represented Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha in 1996, 2004 and 2009. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mulayam Yadav contested from Azamgarh and Mainpuri and won both.
In Mainpuri, his victory margin was a massive 3.64 lakh votes.
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Ullal police arrest absconding accused in multiple cases
Ullal: Police have arrested an absconding accused who had failed to appear in court in connection with multiple criminal cases.
The arrested accused has been identified as Abdul Rahiman Arfan, also known as Jaldi Arfan (29), a resident of Bandikotya in Ullal.
According to police, eight cases were registered against him at the Ullal police station. Despite this, he had been absconding and did not appear in court for proceedings.
The court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him. Acting on this, Ullal police traced and arrested the accused and produced him before the court.
